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Thank a Tree: National Arbor Day is Nov. 3

Thank a Tree: National Arbor Day is Nov. 3

November 3 is Arbor Day in Texas. We should make this one of the most important days on the calendar because our quality of life depends upon it. Our local trees and forests have been through several years of unusual freezes, ice storms, insect infestation (Oak Wilt), drought, and wildfires. The resulting destruction cannot be completely tallied until future research is completed. However, the results of the 2011 drought offer an indication. Statistics from the Texas A&M Forest Service and Urban Forestry show that in 2011, 301 million trees in forested plots died, and 5.6 million trees in urban areas. Moreover, since January 2023, 165,837 acres of forest have burned in Texas. This must be added to the thousands of acres cleared for construction or paved in concrete. Globally 2400 trees are cut down every minute. In 2020 alone 25.8 million hectares (a hectare is 2.47 acres) of forest were lost. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

Five men arrested in connection to human trafficking charges

Five men arrested in connection to human trafficking charges

In the second major series of arrests in recent weeks in Hays County, the Kyle Police Department announced in a press release that officers had arrested five people in connection to a human smuggling case. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

County Updates

Commissioners Court honors Hispanic Heritage Month 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

DSISD launches strategic planning community survey

DSISD launches strategic planning community survey

Dripping Springs ISD has launched an initiative to create a communityinspired strategic plan to chart the course for the district for the next five years. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

Richard’s Rainwater helps address water scarcity

Richard’s Rainwater helps address water scarcity

The scarcity of rainfall, the prolonged drought and ongoing population surge have central Texans worried about how to remedy the dwindling aquifers of the region. The people of Richard’s Rainwater believe they have a blueprint to solve the problems not only locally but globally. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

DSHS Students recognized through National Merit Program

DSHS Students recognized through National Merit Program

Seven Dripping Springs High School seniors have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program based on their performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

Trump lawyer speaks at Wimberley VFW on Constitution Day

Trump lawyer speaks at Wimberley VFW on Constitution Day

Dalton Sweat Publisher John Eastman—former President Donald Trump’s lawyer and one of the people indicted in the state of Georgia’s case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the 2020 election—was one of six speakers at the Oldham- Cummings VFW Post 6441 in Wimberley this past weekend. 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

DSISD joins statewide lawsuit against TEA

DSISD joins statewide lawsuit against TEA

joins statewide lawsuit against 09/28/2023 12:00 AM

DSHS seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

DSHS seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

Dripping Springs High School seniors Luke Bohan and William Johns have been named National Merit Semifinalists based on their performances on the 2022 Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 09/21/2023 12:00 AM

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney General after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of bribery and misuse of office. Only two Republican senators joined the 12 Democrats in voting to convict him of some of the 16 charges heard by the Senate, with four other charges dismissed by the Senate, The Dallas Morning News reported. 09/21/2023 12:00 AM

Forensic Anthropology Research Farm continues to provide necessary knowledge to wide group of organizations

Forensic Anthropology Research Farm continues to provide necessary knowledge to wide group of organizations

The Forensic Anthropology Research Farm at the Freeman Ranch is somewhat of a local mystery The farm is commonly known as the “body farm,” and community members are dying to know what goes on there — pun fully intended. The research done on decomposing bodies and bones has assisted in solving crimes in many ways, but that is not all that goes on there; law enforcement and firefighter training is also conducted at the FARF. 09/21/2023 12:00 AM

Three charged in human smuggling investigation

Three charged in human smuggling investigation

San Marcos Police Department officials are praising the teamwork among its own officers and staff and those of neighboring law enforcement agencies, following an investigation that resulted in the arrests of three people. 09/21/2023 12:00 AM